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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

FRED D'S AMAZING ESCAPE - A FROG'S TALE

Fred D is a determined little frog. I first met him in what
I call my “secret garden” as I followed my usual routine of watering my plants.
I had left some water in the watering can the day before and decided to use it
up. When I tipped the watering can, nothing came out. Oh well, I thought, I guess
some leaves are clogging the spout. I grabbed a twig to poke the leaves
down and saw two big eyes staring at me. Apparently, a little frog had fallen
into the watering can. When it couldn’t get out, it somehow crawled up into the
spout.

I decided that the plants didn’t need to be watered right
then and ran into the house to get my camera. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a
very clear picture of the cute little fellow, but I wanted my husband, Paul, to
see him when he got home. When we returned later, the frog was gone. I guess I scared him so badly that he was
determined to get out somehow…and apparently he did.

That’s how I came to write the second book in my children’s
series, God’s Secret Garden Adventures.
I titled it Fred D’s Amazing Escape. When
Fred D (for determined, of course) Frog disobeys and leaves God’s Secret
Garden, he almost doesn’t make it back to Promise Pond. Unfortunately for him,
he faces more serious dangers than just getting stuck in a watering can. Fred D
ultimately learns that obedience is even more important than determination.

Like my first book, Benny’s
Angel, which launched in 2011, Fred D’s
Amazing Escape is written for children between three and eight. It will be
released in March of 2013 and followed soon after by the third book in the
series, Catie’s Secret. Each God's Secret Garden Adventure is crafted to entertain young children and at the same time impart sound biblical principles.

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I began writing as a child in Bermuda when a favorite teacher had one of my essays published in a local newspaper. I am a charter member of Louisville Christian Writers and a new member of Gulf Coast Writers in Florida.I have been a contributing writer for Kentucky Monthly Magazine and my work has appeared in Essence's Celebrating the Season and Alive! Magazine. The publication in 2011 of my children's book,Benny's Angel,fulfills a dream.
In addition to writing, I have enjoyed drawing and painting since childhood. Three limited edition prints have been produced from my art, including "Old Timer," which took first place in the portrait division at the 2006 Kentucky State Fair. Because of my interest in the arts, I am on the planning team for Artful Missions, which produces juried art shows and donates most of the proceeds to ministries that help women and children escape human trafficking.
I have three children,two grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren from my marriage to my first husband, Bob McCrea, who is now with the Lord. With my second husband, Paul, I have two stepsons and four more grandchildren. Our blended family is a blessing.